Rozemyne's
insatiable desire to read continues to bear fruit on the small screen. Just at
the end of the broadcast of the third part of its animated adaptation, the
production team surprised fans with excellent news: the story will officially
continue on television by adapting the fourth arc of the play, known as The
Self-Proclaimed Custom of the Royal Academy Library Committee.
The news
came after the conclusion of the block of episodes that started in April, which
aired consecutively over two quarters to cover the stage as the adopted
daughter of an archduke. To the joy of the community, Wit Studio will repeat as
the studio responsible for animation in this new stage, guaranteeing the visual
quality that accompanied the project in its most recent releases.
The
announcement cements the project's presence within Japanese television, recalling
that the franchise originally debuted in October 2019, continued with a second
season in April 2020, and aired its third installment in April 2022. With this
new project, the adventure of our favorite book devourer is set to explore a
whole new environment within the military and magical academy.
Voices
and production team
The main
cast retains Yuka Iguchi in the role of Rozemyne and Show Hayami
as Ferdinand. During the recent installment, the series added renowned figures
to its voice cast, highlighting Yukari Tamura as Georgine, Mami
Koyama as Veronica, Minami Takayama as Florencia, Kazuhiro Yamaji
as Bonifatius, Nao Toyama as Angelica, Asami Seto as Brigitte and
Katsumi Fukuhara giving life to Zack.
In the
technical section, the direction of the most recent stage was under the command
of Yoshiaki Iwasaki at the Wit Studio facilities, taking the
baton in place of Mitsuru Hongo. The supervision of the scripts continued to be
in charge of Mariko Kunisawa, while Aiko Minowa took over the
character design and the composer MICHIRU returned to create the
soundtrack that accompanies the protagonist's journey.
About
Ascendance of a Bookworm
Ascendance
of a Bookworm (Honzuki
no Gekokujou) is a series of fantasy light novels written by Miya Kazuki
and illustrated by You Shiina. The story was originally born on the
Shosetsuka ni Naro portal in 2013 and concluded its web publication in 2017,
while the compiled print edition closed its main arc in December 2023 with its
33rd volume, reaching a figure of more than 13 million copies in circulation.
The plot
follows Uranus Motosu, a young university student with a passion for reading
who is crushed to death by an avalanche of books during an earthquake just
before fulfilling her dream of becoming a librarian. After losing her life, she
is reincarnated in a medieval fantasy world as Myne, a little girl of fragile
health belonging to a humble family. Discovering that books are a luxury
exclusive to the nobility and almost impossible for ordinary people to obtain,
he decides to use his knowledge of the modern world to make his own paper and
write his own texts at all costs.
